supposed
Taken for granted
Supposed works differently depending on stress.
With stress on the second syllable, it means assumed or believed to be true, often with doubt: The supposed benefits never materialized.
Be supposed to indicates expectation or obligation: You're supposed to call when you arrive.
With stress on the first syllable, it's a past tense verb: I supposed he was telling the truth.
Believed without certainty
- believedAccepted as true
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
- understoodGrasped the meaning
- acceptedFormally agreed to
taken for granted · deemed · considered · reckoned · surmised · inferred · imagined · expected
Spread without verification
- unconfirmedNot officially validated
- unsubstantiatedWithout supporting evidence
- purportedClaimed without proof
- claimedStated as fact
reported · so-called · questionable · dubious · disputed · contested · accused · suspected
Conveyed or purposed
- requiredNeeded by rule
- expectedRegarded as likely
- oughtExpresses duty or obligation
- shouldExpresses obligation or expectation
duty-bound · obliged · bound · compelled · committed · beholden · responsible · answerable
Based on hypothesis, untested
- speculativeBased on conjecture
- conjecturalBased on incomplete evidence
- notionalConceptual, not concrete
- imaginedFormed in the mind
postulated · conditional · conceivable · possible · proposed · tentative · uncertain · arguable
presumed
Believed without certainty
- believedAccepted as true
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
- understoodGrasped the meaning
accepted · taken for granted · deemed · considered · reckoned · surmised · inferred · imagined · expected · figured
rumored
Spread without verification
- unconfirmedNot officially validated
- unsubstantiatedWithout supporting evidence
- purportedClaimed without proof
claimed · reported · so-called · questionable · dubious · disputed · contested · accused · suspected · reputed
meant
Conveyed or purposed
should · duty-bound · obliged · bound · compelled · committed · beholden · responsible · answerable · accountable
theoretical
Based on hypothesis, untested
- speculativeBased on conjecture
- conjecturalBased on incomplete evidence
- notionalConceptual, not concrete
imagined · postulated · conditional · conceivable · possible · proposed · tentative · uncertain · arguable · presumptive
supposedproven
Established as fact
verified · confirmed · established · substantiated · validated
supposedfree
Without payment or restriction
unobligated · forbidden · prohibited · permitted · allowed
- supposed toExpected or required
- be supposed toExpected by rule or norm
- I supposeTentative concession phrase
- is supposed toExpected to do/be
- was supposed toExpected but didn't
- supposed to be
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